JP5457689B2 - Open showcase - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an open showcase for displaying refrigerated or frozen products in a supermarket, a convenience store, and the like, and more particularly to a structure of a partition plate disposed between adjacent shelf boards.

  The partition plates used in this type of open showcase are used to display cold air when displaying products with different cooling temperatures on a plurality of open showcases installed adjacent to each other and shelf plates adjacent to each other in the refrigerator compartment. Is attached to block the flow in the left-right direction, and conventionally, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a cross section of the inner box is formed in a gap between adjacent open showcases. 2. Description of the Related Art A partition plate having a vertical dimension larger than its shape is detachably attached.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-185853

  If a partition plate having a larger vertical dimension than the cross-sectional shape of the inner box is used as in the open showcase described in Patent Document 1, the transportation, handling, and construction work are troublesome. Moreover, it is difficult to easily attach and detach the partition plate in the refrigeration chamber with a single partition plate whose vertical dimension is larger than the cross-sectional shape of the inner box. That is, when attaching a partition plate in the refrigerator compartment, it is necessary to attach the partition plate in advance and then attach the left and right shelf plates so as to sandwich the partition plate. It is because it cannot be removed easily. At this time, when attaching and detaching the partition plate, the adjacent shelf plates must be removed once, which is troublesome.

  The present invention was made paying attention to such problems, and can facilitate the transportation, handling, construction work, etc. of the partition plate, and the partition plate from the front of the showcase body without removing the shelf plate. The object is to provide an open showcase that can be easily attached and detached.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an open showcase according to claim 1 of the present invention includes:
Inside the showcase body consisting of an outer box and an inner box, a refrigeration room that opens to the front is formed, and a partition plate that partitions the refrigeration room left and right is provided between the left and right shelves attached to the refrigeration room. In the open showcase
The partition plate is composed of an upper partition plate and a lower partition plate that are divided at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction, and the upper partition plate and the lower partition plate are connected by a connecting member provided at an opposing portion thereof. The partition plate is divided by a connecting member so that the dividing position of the partition plate is substantially the same as the upper end of the front lower portion of the showcase body, and the upper partition plate can move in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower partition plate. It is a feature.
According to this feature, the partition plate provided in the refrigerating room is divided into the middle part in the vertical direction and consists of the upper partition plate and the lower partition plate, so the transportation and handling of the partition plate, construction work, etc. Becomes easy. In addition, the upper partition plate can be moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower partition plate, and can be easily attached / detached from the front of the showcase body. This eliminates the need to remove the left and right shelves. Accordingly, it is possible to respond quickly to changes in the display form of products on the shelf board and to facilitate construction and maintenance of the open showcase. Further, since the connecting member is substantially at the same position as the upper end of the front lower portion of the showcase body, the connecting member is not conspicuous and the appearance is improved.

The open showcase according to claim 2 of the present invention is the open showcase according to claim 1 ,
The connecting member has a front-view H-shaped cross section having a front-rear dimension substantially equal to the front-rear dimension of the partition plate. The upper end portion of the lower partition plate is fitted into the lower groove, and the upper groove is The lower end of the partition plate is movably fitted back and forth, and a roller that supports and rotates the lower end of the upper partition member is provided at the front end of the connecting member.
According to this feature, the upper and lower partition plates are prevented from being displaced in the thickness direction, and the upper partition plate can be attached to and detached from the lower partition plate by stably moving in the front-rear direction. By using a roller, even a heavy upper partition plate can be easily moved in the front-rear direction with a light force.

It is a schematic vertical side view of the open showcase of this invention. It is an enlarged vertical front view along the II-II line of FIG. It is a partially notched enlarged side view of the connection part of an upper partition plate and a lower partition plate. Similarly, it is a side view of a state where the upper partition plate is lifted and moved forward. FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional front view taken along line VV in FIG. 3.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the open showcase which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  The open showcase according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal side view of an open showcase according to the present invention. The open showcase 1 has a substantially U-shaped cross-section heat insulation structure with a front surface (hereinafter, described with reference to the left side of FIG. 1) opened. 1 has a showcase body 4 comprising an outer box 2 and an inner box 3 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, the front of which is open, and the inner space of which is a refrigerated room 5 with the front of the box open. ing.

  A U-shaped space between the outer box 2 and the inner box 3 is a ventilation path 6, which is sent upward by a cooling device and a blower (both not shown) provided in the ventilation path 6. The cold air is blown out from the cold air outlet 7 at the upper front end of the showcase body 4 toward the suction port 8 at the upper front end of the showcase body 4, and an air curtain of cold air is formed on the release surface on the front surface of the refrigerator compartment 5. It is supposed to be formed.

  As shown in the enlarged longitudinal front view of FIG. 2, the left and right engagement holes 9 arranged in the vertical direction on the back plate 3 a of the inner box 3 have a plurality of upper and lower engagements at the rear ends of the left and right brackets 10. The upper and lower brackets 10 that are engaged with the claws 11 and are opposed to the left and right are provided with a plurality of left and right rows of shelf plates 12 for display of the cold insulated products. A shelf plate 13 is also attached between the front plate 3b and the back plate 3a at the bottom of the inner box 3 so that the vertical position can be changed.

  In the gap between the upper shelf plates 12, 12 adjacent to each other and the lower shelf plates 13, 13, the lower end is in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate 3 c of the inner box 3, and the upper end is the upper end of the inner box 3. A partition plate 14 made of a transparent acrylic or the like that partitions the inside of the refrigerator compartment 5 to the left and right is set. The partition plate 14 is placed with the upper end of the handrail portion 15 facing the left and right direction attached to the upper surface of the front lower portion of the showcase body 4 and is divided into an upper partition plate 14a and a lower partition plate 14b which are divided slightly above. The opposing portions of the upper and lower partition plates 14a, 14b are connected by a connecting member 16 that faces in the front-rear direction.

  The connecting member 16 includes an upper member 17 having an upward U-shaped cross section and a lower member 18 having a downward U-shaped cross section, and the opposing surfaces of the horizontal pieces 17a and 18a are coupled by spot welding or the like. The connecting member 16 has an H-shaped cross section when viewed from the front. The upper end of the lower partition plate 14b is fitted in the lower groove 19 of the connecting member 16, and the lower end of the upper partition plate 14a is fitted in the upper groove 20 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the front end portions of the horizontal pieces 17a and 18a of the upper member 17 and the lower member 18 are notched in a required dimension in the front-rear direction, and a grooved roller is formed in the notched portion. 21 is rotatably accommodated by pivotally supporting a pivot shaft 21a facing in the left-right direction with upper ends of both side pieces 18b, 18b of the lower member 18.

  The upper surface of the concave groove of the grooved roller 21 supports the lower end of the narrow portion 22 facing the front-rear direction formed at the lower end of the upper partition plate 14a, and the upper partition plate 14a can be easily moved in the front-rear direction with a light force. It can be moved. A cutout portion 23 is formed on the upper portion of the front end portion of the lower partition plate 14b so as not to interfere with the grooved roller 21.

  A notch step portion 24 is formed on the lower surface of the front end portion of the narrow width portion 22 of the upper partition plate 14, and the notch step portion 24 places the upper partition plate 14a at the last normal position as shown in FIG. Is moved to the upper part of the rear surface of the grooved roller 21 so as not to move forward. When the upper partition plate 14a is moved forward, as shown in FIG. 4, the front end may be lifted slightly and moved forward.

  As described above, in the open showcase 1 of the embodiment, the partition plate 14 provided between the adjacent shelf plates 12 and 13 is attached to the upper surface of the front lower portion of the showcase body 4 in the refrigerator compartment 5. The upper and lower partition plates 14a and 14b are divided into an upper partition plate 14a and a lower partition plate 14b at a slightly upper position. Since the plate 14a is connected by the connecting member 16 so that the plate 14a can move in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower partition plate 14b, the upper partition plate 14a can be connected to the showcase body without removing the left and right shelf plates 12, 13. 4 can be easily mounted in or removed from the refrigerator compartment 5 from the front.

  Further, with the upper partition plate 14a removed, the lower partition plate 14b can be easily inserted or removed between the left and right shelf plates 13 from above. Accordingly, it is possible to respond quickly to changes in the display form of products on the shelf boards 12 and 13 and to facilitate construction and maintenance of the open showcase 1.

  Further, since the upper partition plate 14a can be supported by the grooved roller 21 provided at the front end portion of the connecting member 16 and moved in the front-rear direction, even the heavy upper partition plate 14a can be moved in the front-rear direction with a light force. Can be moved easily.

  Further, when the upper partition plate 14a is moved to the rear limit position, the notch step portion 24 provided on the lower surface of the front end portion is locked to the upper rear surface of the grooved roller 21 and prevented from moving forward. Therefore, when the product is replenished or taken out, the upper partition plate 14a does not easily move forward from the fixed position.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  In the above embodiment, the dividing position of the partition plate 14 is the same as the upper end of the handrail portion 15 facing the left and right direction attached to the upper surface of the front lower portion of the showcase body 4 so that the connecting member 16 is not conspicuous. Alternatively, although the connecting member 16 is made inconspicuous as an upper position, the dividing position of the partition plate 14 may be an intermediate position above the upper end of the handrail portion 15.

  In addition, a normal circular roller may be used instead of the grooved roller 21. When the circular roller is used, it is not necessary to form the narrow width portion 22 at the lower end portion of the upper partition plate 14a.

  Even when the grooved roller 21 is used, it is not always necessary to form the narrow width portion 22 as long as the entire upper partition plate 14a has the narrow width portion 22 formed in the same width.

  Further, such a roller may be omitted, and the upper partition plate 14 a may be simply slidably fitted into the concave groove 20 on the upper portion of the connecting member 16.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Open showcase 2 Outer box 3 Inner box 3a Back plate 3b Front plate 3c Bottom plate 4 Showcase main body 5 Refrigeration room 6 Ventilation path 7 Cold air outlet 8 Suction port 9 Engagement hole 10 Bracket 11 Engagement claw 12 Shelf plate 13 Shelf plate 14 Partition plate 14a Upper partition plate 14b Lower partition plate 15 Handrail portion 16 Connecting member 17 Upper member 17a Horizontal piece 18 Lower member 18a Horizontal piece 18b Side piece 19 Concave groove 20 Concave groove 21 Grooved roller 21a Pivot 22 Narrow width Part 23 Notch 24 Notch Step

Claims (2)

Inside the showcase body consisting of an outer box and an inner box, a refrigeration room that opens to the front is formed, and a partition plate that partitions the refrigeration room left and right is provided between the left and right shelves attached to the refrigeration room. In the open showcase
The partition plate is composed of an upper partition plate and a lower partition plate that are divided at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction, and the upper partition plate and the lower partition plate are connected by a connecting member provided at an opposing portion thereof. The partition plate is divided by a connecting member so that the dividing position of the partition plate is substantially the same as the upper end of the front lower portion of the showcase body, and the upper partition plate can move in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower partition plate. A featured open showcase. The connecting member has a front-view H-shaped cross section having a front-rear dimension substantially equal to the front-rear dimension of the partition plate. The upper end portion of the lower partition plate is fitted into the lower groove, and the upper groove is the lower end portion of the partition plate fitted movably back and forth, the front end portion of the connecting member, opened according to claim 1, characterized in that a roller rotating supports the lower end of the upper partition member Showcase.

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